Expertlatin
- How do you determine the gender of a noun?
- Can you change the gender of a noun?
- How to predict German gender?
How do you determine the gender of a noun?
Masculine nouns refer to words for a male figure or male member of a species (i.e. man, boy, actor, horse, etc.) Feminine nouns refer to female figures or female members of a species (i.e. woman, girl, actress, mare, etc.)
Can you change the gender of a noun?
Some nouns can be easily changed from one gender to another by adding an e to the masculine form to get the feminine form, as shown in Table 3. Keep in mind that adding an e to a final vowel does not change the sound of the word.
How to predict German gender?
German noun gender is determined generally based on the gender of the person (e.g. der Mann) OR because its form (usually a suffix, e.g. -ung is feminine) OR because it belongs to a noun group associated with a particular gender (e.g. metals are usually neuter).
